Dick Barnett vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Dick Barnett that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Dick Barnett

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Barnett: 1959-60 to 1973-74
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Barnett 2 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Dick Barnett 14 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Dick Barnett 11 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Dick Barnett 1 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dick Barnett 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Dick Barnett 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Dick Barnett 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Barnett 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Barnett 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Dick Barnett 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Dick Barnett 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 15.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 2.9 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 2.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett 0.2 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett 0.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Barnett 15,358 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Dick Barnett 2,812 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Dick Barnett 2,729 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Dick Barnett 1 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Dick Barnett 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Dick Barnett 971 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Barnett .456 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Dick Barnett - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Dick Barnett .761 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 23.1 (1966) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 4.1 (1966) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 3.6 (1970) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett 0.2 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett 0.0 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 15.1 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 2.7 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 2.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett - * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett - * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Barnett 1,539 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Dick Barnett 273 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Dick Barnett 247 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Dick Barnett 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Dick Barnett 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Dick Barnett 102 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Barnett .458 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Dick Barnett - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Dick Barnett .748 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 23.8 (1968) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 4.7 (1960) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 3.5 (1968) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett - * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett - * Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.